Monday November 12, 1956: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 11/12/1956, UK date format: 12/11/1956

November 12th, 1956 was the 317th day of the year 1956 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Scorpio. The day of the week was Monday.

Famous birthdays on this day include Stefano Parisi and Rhonda Shear.

The number one song in US was The Green Door by Jim Lowe. A Woman In Love by Frankie Laine was #1 song in the UK.

Odongo, directed by John Gilling, was one of the most viewed movie released in 1956 while A Certain Smile by Francoise Sagan was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Hit Parade.

The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at November 12 across the years or at November 1956 calendar.

November 12, 1956 Events

What happened on November 12, 1956?

Historical Events

Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted.
Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.

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November 12, 1956 Famous Birthdays

Who was born on November 12, 1956?

Stefano Parisi
Rhonda Shear
New Orleans, Louisiana -- Comedian (Up All Night).
Stephen Crawford «Stevie» Young

Other November 12th famous birthdays

Grace Kelly
American actress and Princely consort from Monaco (d. 1982).
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor, director and writer.
Charles Manson
American ritual cult leader of 5' 2" inches, a psychopath with a group of drug-numbed supporters.
Anne Hathaway
American actress, who starred in dramatic films like Brokeback Mountain and Havoc in 2005.

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How old am I?

If November 12, 1956 is your birthday you are 66 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on November 12.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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November 12, 1956 Famous Deaths

Who died on November 12, 1956?

Juan Negrín
Gerhard Alexander
Actor (One Zomerzotheid), died at 49.

Other November 12th famous deaths

William Holden
American actor (Born 1918).
H R Haldeman
Former White House Chief Of Staff (Watergate figure).
Albert Hague
American actor and songwriter born in Germany (Born 1920).
Chester Himes
American-Spanish author (d. 1984).

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November 12, 1956 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Scorpio

Scorpio personality

Who should a Scorpio marry?

Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius

Personality of November born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Monkey

Element: Fire

Monkey personality

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November 12, 1956 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was November 12, 1956?

The day of the week was Monday.

November 12th marks the 316th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 1956.

There are 49 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

November 1956 calendar

November	1956
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

November 12, 1956 Holidays and Observances

What is special on November 12, 1956?

Holidays

R.C. Saints - Saint Lieven (Leafwini, Lebuin); Josaphat Kuncevyc
Also see November 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
National Holiday: Sun Yat-Sen (observed in China and Taiwan)
In the Back To The Future film trilogy, November 12, 1955 is a key date. It is the date of the "famous Hill Valley lightning storm" which sends Marty McFly back to 1985 in his DeLorean time machine, and the date Marty gets his parents together. In Back to the Future Part II, Marty and Doc Brown return to this date to stop Biff Tannen from changing history. Doc Brown hyposthesizes that this date might hold some special significance, being the temporal junction point for the entire space-time
Bahá'f Faith: Holy Day, Bahá'u'lláh

Music charts

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